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Sony - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(12 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Sony - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens - Black
Customer Rating
5
Flexable Macro
on May 3, 2009
Posted by: SLUF1354
Let's face it, you need a macro lens in your kit. Period. Once I purchased this lens, I found myself shooting more than flora and tiny fauna with it. I use it with the Sony ringlight frequently as well, which provides some unusual still life opportunities and exposure variations. Overall I rate it in the must have column.
What's great about it: Razor sharp focus; excellent frame control.
What's not so great: Hunts focus on rare occasions.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Outstanding lens
on January 24, 2009
Posted by: CorvetteJunkie
This lens is tack sharp. By far my my favorite lens for clean sharp closeups.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
a "must have" lens
on January 12, 2010
Posted by: DewmanFu
I've had this lens for a little more than a year and I cannot find a serious flaw with it. The design is solid, witha nice wide focusing ring for critical manual focus. The weight is well balanced throughout the lens. It's fast and sharp, even at 2.8. The 100mm lets you stay back from subjects that might be skittish - bugs, bees etc... If you are interested in macro photography then this is a MUST have buy.
What's great about it: clarity, sharpness
What's not so great: sometimes does have to 'hunt' to focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Sweet
on February 25, 2009
Posted by: cheshirekat
When considering a macro lens, I visited a local store as part of my research. I brought my camera, attached this lens, and fell completely in love with this lens.
But then I decided I hadn't given it a fair test. My real world use did not include store interiors. But it was a cold cold winter day - totally different than my planned use in my garden.
Two more times I visited local stores and each time I walked away without this lens because the price was high. But the third time, I had the store order my very own unopened box copy. Then I had to wait 3-4 days to pick it up. I actually had to wait 5 days before it arrived at the store. Just my luck, more cold cold days and strong winds kept me from finding out how wonderful this lens is in real use.
I fully tested it for one day and was surprised to find myself using this lens for macros and other shots for several hours at a local zoo. I expected this to be a stay-at-home lens to be used only for garden macros. However, it is truly wonderful and fun with smooth bokeh for people shots and scenery. On cloudy days and indoors it is very fast. Sometimes it will hunt to focus but I love to manual focus with this lens and see my composition pop clearly in the viewfinder.
Now I need a bigger bag because I plan to take this lens everywhere to see how versatile it will be as a permanent resident of my gear bag.
What's great about it: Sharp images, fast and lightweight
What's not so great: Price
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com